Hi all,

Sadly the closure of the Royal Oak pub two days before Christmas has led to the (hopefully temporary) closure of the English music session there. The one good thing about this is that the last night of the pub was also the session, and with 15 musicians we played the place out proper.

I'm really sad about this as the Royal Oak was a great and deservedly popular pub and the 1 1/2 years we've played there count as some of the best pub sessions I've known and, more than anywhere else I've played, we were accepted and listened to by the predominantly young clientèle. Very sad.

Anyway, we're looking for a new home for the session and hope to have somewhere early in the New Year.

The Bradford on Avon session continues unabated, BTW. See our web site at
www.englishmusicplayedhere.org.uk.

Chris